Active Self Protection Podcast

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with prepared self-defender “Q” and discuss the day he decided to get involved in what appeared to be a kidnapping in progress and how ones perception is key in articulating your actions after the fact. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss how a couple in Colorado had to bear the cost of attorneys fees after a failed lawsuit related to the firearms industry.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self-defender Tony Alonso and discuss the day he was helping a friend by dog-sitting when the dog he was watching had a close call with another neighborhood pooch (and how he came close to drawing his firearm AND how that could have come back to bite him). Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss which high-ranking member of the NRA staff is leaving and what that signals for the embattled gun rights organization.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with prepared self-defender Jake and discuss the day he had to jump into action with a 12-guage shotgun to defend his family from an intruder in their home. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss why the NRA is losing members at alarming rates and what it means to the defense of the Second Amendment. 

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with prepared self-defender Abraham and discuss the day he decided to get involved in a domestic disturbance where his neighbor found herself bleeding out. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss not one but TWO seperate federal court decisions that (hopefully) spell disaster for New Jersey legislators who would attempt to disarm their constituants.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with United States Army Officer Eric and discuss the day he found himself detained and under investigation for a negligent discharge at his residence on base. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the refusal of many county sheriffs in Illinois to enforce the new anti-gun laws there.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week in part two of this two-part episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Federal Agent and tactical team member Jeff and discuss the day he and his partners faced down a human trafficker armed with an AK-47 and the perilous shootout that ensued. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss new gun control laws in various states and why they might not stand up the the scrutiny of recent Supreme Court decisions.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week in part one of this two-part episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Federal Agent and tactical team member Jeff and discuss the day he and his partners faced down a human trafficker armed with an AK-47 and the perilous shootout that ensued. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a new Associated press poll about the publics desire for more gun control laws.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Active Self Protections executive staff and discuss the year that was with the YouTube channel, national conference and more. Then we have three past podcast guests come back on to discuss what has happened since their appearance on the podcast. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the future of The Reload.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Todd Springer and discuss the night he and a friend stopped for some snacks and were threatened with carjacking by the occupants of the car parked next to them. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the Centers For Disease Control's recent decision to remove defensive gun use statistics from their website after conferring with gun control groups in off-the-books meetings.

Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family, you will find this show riveting.  Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com